Non-refillable bottle.



s. G. BAKERI NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIcATloN FILED MAR; 15. |911.

Patented sepa 3,1918.

ATTORNEY SAMUEL G. BAKER, OF LAKEFIEL'D, ONTARIO, CANADA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

specificati@ of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Application filed March 15, 1917, SperialNo. 155.0281

To all whom t may concern:

Be it knownthat I, SAMUEL G. BAKER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Lakefield, inthe Province of- Ontario, and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to non-reil lable bottles, and has for an object to vprovide a bottle of this type embodying a valve, and means operable with the ,valve in one position to permit the introduction of fluid into the bottle, and tol prevent discharge of the contents of the bottle in this' position of the valve, said means being operable in a reverse position of the valve to permit discharge of the contents of the bottle and to prevent further introduction of material thereinto.

Another object of the invention is to prol vide a non-reflllable bottle having the above named characteristics, kwith means operable, when the above mentioned valve is moved to a position to permit the discharge of the bottle contents, to prevent return movement of the valve to originalposition, thereby rendering the bottle non-rellable after the same has been emptied.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a valve structure for the'purpose above set forth which is adapted. to be molded into, and form a permanent part of a bottle, whereby the valve structure cannot be separated from the bottle without irreparable damage to the bottle.

In addition to the foregoing, my invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear:

Figure 1, is a view in section of the upper portion of a bottle, illustrating the embodiment therein of my invention, and the valve in a position to permit the introduction of material into the bottle, and

Fig. 2, is a view similar to the above with the valve in a reverse position.

With reference to the drawings 10 indicates a bottle of conventional type, provided with a reduced neck 11, in which my In forming the bottle, the body portion 12 is placed within the `neck of the bottle, and the material of the bottle pressed against the sldes thereof @and into the groove-13 lwherevby to form ali-annular shoulder 14 around the neck of the bottle which permanently connects the body portion of the deviceA to the bottle and prevents separation of the members without total destruction of the bottle.

The upper, orl projecting portion of the body portion 12 is reduced as. at 15, and

provided with a bore 16 in which to receive a cork or stopper 17, a reduced central bore 18 being provided in the body portion of the valve `in communication with the bore 16, at one end and with the interiorvof the bottle at its opposite end.

A transverse opening 19 is Vformed in the body portion of the valve, said opening'intersecting the bore 1Sand tapering from end to endl to receive a conical valve 20, which isprovided at its smaller end with a reduced threaded portion 21,7 to which a Washer 22 anda nut'23 is applied to retain the valve lin place. The end ofthe reduced portion 21 projecting beyond the nut, when the nut dictate the fact that the valve has not been tampered with. It will be obvious that the only way to remove the valve would be to file or otherwise remove the upset portion of the reduced end of the valve which would of course efface the seal. The mmosite end of the plug -is provided with an operating handle 24.

The valve 20 is provided at a point substantially intermediate its ends with a transversely extending recess 25, which extends partly through the body of the valve, the recess being continued to the opposite side of the valve through the medium of a reduced opening 26 which defines with the opening 25 a shoulder 27, utilizable as a valvelseat.Y A spherical member 28 is positioned within the recess 25, and the spherical member is retained within the recess through the agency of a pin 29 which exbore 18 of the body portion of the valve for a purpose whichvwill now be obvious.` A

small recess 30 is provided in the side face of the valve 20 adj acentl the small end thereof, and in longitudinal alinement with the open end of the recess 25, said recess being adapted for registration with ar corresponding recess 3l in the upper portion of the body portion l2, said recess 3l receiving a plug 32 movable therein, and a light spring 83 between the bottom ofthe recess and the plug to normally urge the plug in an outward direction. It will be obvious that with the valve in the position shown in Fig. l, the plug will bear against the smooth surface of the valve. el,

lVith the valve in the position set forth in Fig. l it will be obvious that Huid may be introduced into the bottle, as the spherical member 9.8 is in a position out of engagement with the valve seat Q7 and resting against the pin 29. In this position when Huid is once introduced it cannot be removed, as by inverting the bottle, the spherical member falls by gravity and rests against the valve seat 27. Ify desired the stopper may be inserted in the reduced portion 15 ofthe device the valve rotated to dispose the openings therein out of registration with the bore in the casing, and the bottle submitted to the trade. Or the valve may be rotated, by means of its handle 24.-, to a reverse position from that shownjin Fig. `1, whereupon the valve is moved to position shown in Fig. 2, and the plug 32 is forced vinto the recess 30, of the valve, whereupon the valve is retained in this position, and vcannot be returned t0 its former position. In the second position of the valve the spherical member 28 is normally resting upon its valve seat whereby to vprevent the introduction of material into the bottle. I-Iowever, to permit the discharge of the bottlecontents itis but necessary to invert A the same whereupon the valve will be dislodged from its seat by gravity, or by the force of fluid immerging from the bottle.

hile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice that various alterations thereover may be made, and I therefore, reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a non-relillable bottle, a valve casing having a bore extending therethrough, a turn-plug valve mounted in the casing to open and close the bore, said valve having a recess therein and an aperture penetrating the bottom of the recess, a spherical valve member in the recess, a rod extending llongitudinally through the plug valve t0 extend across the recess when the spherical mem ber is inserted therein to prevent displace ment of the valve member, said rod being adapted to be withdrawn from the end of the valve to permit the spherical member to drop into the bottle to render the device inoperative, and means for locking the turnplug valve in a position to prevent reintroduction of material into the bottle.

i In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL G. BAKER.

Vitnesses:

L. A. ORYLLs, R. M. LITTLE.

i Copleaof lthis patent may be obtainedk for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C." 

